Controls System Maintenance; Adjusting The Control Handle Neutral Position - Toro 74279TE Operator's Manual

Controls System
Maintenance
Adjusting the Control Handle
Neutral Position
If motion control levers do not align, or move easily into the
console notch, adjustment is required. Adjust each lever,
spring and rod separately.
Note: Motion control levers must be installed correctly.
See Installing the Motion Control Levers in the set up
instructions.
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion control levers to
the neutral locked position and set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Unlatch the seat and tilt the seat forward.
4. Begin with either the left or right motion control lever.
5. Move the lever to the neutral position but not locked
(Figure 70).
6. Pull the lever back until the clevis pin (on arm below
pivot shaft) contacts the end of the slot (just beginning
to put pressure on the spring)
7. Check where the control lever is relative to notch in
console (Figure 70). It should be centered allowing
lever to pivot outward to the neutral-lock position.
Figure 70
1. Neutral-locked position
2. Control lever
8. If adjustment is needed, loosen the nut and jam nut
against the yoke (Figure
9. Apply slight rearward pressure on the motion control
lever, turn the head of the adjustment bolt in the
appropriate direction until the control lever is centered
in the neutral-lock position
(Figure 70).
3. Neutral position
71).
(Figure 71).
Note: Keeping rearward pressure on the lever will
keep the pin at the end of the slot and allow the
adjustment bolt to move the lever to the appropriate
position.
10. Tighten the nut and jam nut
11. Repeat for the opposite side of the machine.
1. Height-of-cut lever
2. Nut against yoke
3. Jam nut
4. Clevis pin in slot
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(Figure 71).
Figure 71
5. Adjustment bolt
6. Yoke
7. Spring